Okehampton BID launches rail video to promote the town

Okehampton Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a social media video entitled “Visit Okehampton – home to Devon’s newest station”.

The video forms part of the BID’s wider “Take the train to Oke” project, funded through the GWR’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund.

The BID commissioned the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership (who also run dartmoorline.com) to make the video.

Across Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn the video reached more than 115,000 people, receiving over 1,000 likes and attracting comments including: “Fantastic video”, “Looks really lovely” and “Fancy this?”